Classical Music Dateline: June 11
Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor
He has no relation to the "Waltz" Strauss family of Vienna. A composer and conductor of the Romantic era, Richard Strauss is best known for his symphonic poems, eg., Also Sprach Zarathustra.
Also sprach zarathustra, Op.30 (Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra), a tone poem by Richard Strauss, was composed in 1896, inspired by the philosophical novel of Friedrich Nietzsche. It was first performed in Frankfurt on November 27, 1896, conducted by the composer himself.
Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor
Born in Munich on June 11, 1865.
He has no relation to the "Waltz" Strauss family of Vienna. A composer and conductor of the Romantic era, Richard Strauss is best known for his symphonic poems, eg., Also Sprach Zarathustra.
Also sprach zarathustra, Op.30 (Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra), a tone poem by Richard Strauss, was composed in 1896, inspired by the philosophical novel of Friedrich Nietzsche. It was first performed in Frankfurt on November 27, 1896, conducted by the composer himself.